New Delhi: India logged 120 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the country’s overall total to more than 450 million, according to data from the union health ministry on Wednesday.

The country’s active cases have dropped to 2,148, from 2,248, following a sharp decline over the past six weeks after a surge linked to the XBB.1.16 Omicron variant.The virus has claimed the lives of approximately 531,892 individuals since its emergence in early 2020.